L1 - Psychological Qualities Of Excellence Flashcards
What are some example attributes that a successful athlete may display??
Increased : motivation, confidence, perceived control, mental toughness, resilience, resistance to choking, coping with adversity
What did Holland et al (2010) say about how athletes develop their ‘qualities’?
Mental techniques -> mental skills -> mental qualities
What are some mental techniques used within practice according to Hardy et al (2010)
Goal setting
Imagery
Self talk
Relaxation
What are some mental skills used in practice according to Hardy et al (2010)
Activation
Attentional control
Automaticity
Emotional control
What are the different paths to developing confidence??
Goal setting -> recognising accomplishments - C
Imagery -> vicariously experiencing success -C
Self talk -> raising expectations and beliefs about success - C
What did Hanton and Jones suggest that successful athletes do with anixiety?
- learn to interpret anxiety symptoms as more facilitative
- reframing as a physical sign of readiness - by accepting anxiety as a necessary part of sport
What is Brofenbrenner’s ecological systems theory?
Suggests we develop in multiple environments
Microsystem (immediate environment) -> mesosystem (connections) -> exosystem (indirect environment) -> macrosystem (social and cultural values) -> chronosystem (changes over time)
What would Gould et al (2002) model suggest about sources of influence?
See image, but a Venn diagram showing sport, school and family
- coach and teammate most important sources (Cumming et al)
What sources of influence are considered superior?
Coach, teammate, role model and parents
Better than
Sport psychologist, physiotherapist, AP
Elite athletes consider coach, teammate, sport psych and role model pivotal to ‘staying there’
How do sources influence? Two ways
Direct -> explicitly taught
Indirect -> fostering/nurturing/instilling; modelling; self-discovery
